which literacy device is used in 2nd stanza ? give example ... in the poem the lake isle of the innisfree
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he Lake Isle of Innisfree is a three stanza poem, each quatrain made up of three long lines and one short. The rhyme scheme is abab and all end rhymes are full. This brings a sense of closure and order.
What is striking about this poem is the lilting rhythm within each line, the way the caesura play a vital role in slowing the rhythms down and the stressed repetition of certain words and phrases.
The syllabic content of each stanza is worth looking at too. Note the pattern: 13,13,14,9 / 13,15,13,9 / 13,13,13,8 so this is definitely not a poem of fourteeners (regular 14 syllable lines) as many would have us believe. The caesura occurs after 7 syllables in the first three lines of each stanza, except for line 6, which is exceptional.
The opening line, with the narrative verb, will, implies that the speaker is looking into the future, promising himself peace and an ideal existence. He wants to escape now, while he's in the present, standing in the midst of the traffic, in the crowds, in the dreary hubbub of the city. So the poem's progress reflects an inner wish, to get away from the anxiety of the current life to the harmony of a rural idyll.
Alliteration, assonance and consonance all occur in the poem. Look at lines 10, 3 and 4 for examples. Listen for: live alone in the bee-loud glade/all a glimmer/purple glow/full of the linnet's/lake water lapping with low sounds.
Anaphora, or repetition of words and phrases, occurs throughout the poem.
Take note of: build there/have there/peace there.